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The heat is on: Maine cities, CMP brace for holiday heat wave
A three-day heat wave with high humidity is expected to engulf much of Maine starting Wednesday afternoon, prompting cities to open cooling centers and the state’s largest utility to help prepare for the extreme weather. Temperatures in the Portland area are expected to hit the high 80s on Wednesday...
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Portland Likely to See ‘Heat Wave’ Followed by Warmer July
The heat wave headed to Maine will kick in Wednesday afternoon, but AccuWeather meteorologist Joe Lundberg says the core of the heat will happen on Thursday and Friday. “That’s when the nose, this upper-level ridge of high pressure, points its way eastward to the eastern seaboard, and we get a kind of a west to southwest flow aloft, and that just going to bring the heat and the humidity into the area for Thursday and Friday,” said Lundberg. “And it will linger into the start of the Independence Day (Saturday) before it starts to cool off a little bit.”
wabi.tv
Cooling centers opening this week
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Cooling centers are opening due to the dangerous heat coming this week. *Locations and times are subject to change and those changes may not be reflected here. Always check with the location if you have questions. AUGUSTA: The City of Augusta will offer a daytime cooling...
NEWS CENTER Maine
How to protect yourself during incoming heat wave
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Sunday’s forecast
WABI
Isolated showers Saturday with PM showers, storms Sunday; warming trend next week
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Dana Osgood shares update on drought improvement
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Lightning strikes light up Maine's sky and some houses
Sunday's lightning caused an unusually high number of house fires from strikes across the city. The Kennebunk Fire-Rescue Department responded to a basement fire Sunday afternoon, according to a post from fire officials. Fire officials believe a lightning strike caused the fire which they called an "electrical fire." "Second small...
NEWS CENTER Maine
Lightning strikes light up Maine's sky and a Kennebunk home
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Tornado watch issued in Maine Thursday afternoon
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Officials monitoring bear sightings in Old Orchard Beach
Old Orchard Beach police are warning residents to take precautions after a bear was spotted in town on Sunday morning near Saco Avenue and Lucette Avenue. Old Orchard Beach police are urging residents to take precautions after a bear was spotted in town Sunday morning. The Old Orchard Beach Police...
WGME
Portland sees warmest start to June in five years
It is officially the final week of spring, and June has felt more like the middle of summer than the start of it. As summer officially arrives later this week, many are wondering if this early-season heat is here to stay through the rest of June. Temperatures have surged into...